Sooo....no talk on Kiev's gradual descent into Mad Max beyond Thunderdome status??
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Futuristic Eskimo
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If it was up to Ron Paul, we'd be Ron Paul status.If it was up to Ron Paul, we'd be on Portugal status
If it was up to Ron Paul, we'd be Ron Paul status.
Exactly.
Miss me with this "non-interventional" bullshyt.
Ya'll act like the lives you live aren't a result of aircraft carriers
Two explosions heard in Simferopol, Crimea capital. Unconfirmed reports of the Russians storming Belbek airbase.
BTW...Spetnaz cats are NO where near as well trained as their US counterparts.
This is gonna be sloppy as fukk
This is gonna be sloppy as fukk
Futuristic Eskimo
All Star
What they lack in training, the make up for in Eastern European demonryBTW...Spetnaz cats are NO where near as well trained as their US counterparts.
This is gonna be sloppy as fukk
BTW...Spetnaz cats are NO where near as well trained as their US counterparts.
This is gonna be sloppy as fukk
Spetnaz is nothing to play with.
theworldismine13
God Emperor of SOHH
when they are done with them, im coming for them
a strong united states is the foundation of black economics
negros need to stop equating anti american with being pro black
uh...well..I didn't say they were...but they're just pretty shytty at their jobs
9.55pm GMT
Prince Edward cancels visit to Sochi Paralympic Games
Prince Edward, patron of the British Paralympic Association, has cancelled a planned visit to Russia to attend the Sochi Paralympic Games, according to Buckingham Palace.
The palace said that the prince was acting on the advice of the British government, according to the Press Association.
Prince Edward cancels visit to Sochi Paralympic Games
Prince Edward, patron of the British Paralympic Association, has cancelled a planned visit to Russia to attend the Sochi Paralympic Games, according to Buckingham Palace.
The palace said that the prince was acting on the advice of the British government, according to the Press Association.
How are you surrounded from the outside world in your OWN base 
11.11pm GMT
Inside a besieged Crimean marine base
The Guardian’s Shaun Walker has been given exclusive access to the inside of a Ukrainian marine base in Feodosia, Crimea, which has been surrounded by Russian troops.
Shaun describes how confusion has descended at times:
Inside the base at Feodosia, word came that the order had come from Kiev that all marines should give up their weapons voluntarily to the Russians.
One of the marines then read on Facebook that the news was apparently fake, and rushed off to inform his superiors who were in negotiations with Russians.
Many of the marines were on the phone to friends at other bases, asking whether they had been forced to give up their weapons.
The Ukrainian marine base at Feodosia, Crimea, which has been surrounded by Russian troops. Photograph: IBL/REX
Those inside the base have been asked “firmly but politely” by the Russians to give up their weapons. Shaun asked one marine what would happen if the Russians came with orders rather than requests. He was told:
I am Russian myself, I was born there but we are professional soldiers and we have given an oath of duty. We will not give up this place without a fight.
Updated at 11.42pm GMT
10.39pm GMT
I spoke to @BarackObama tonight. We agreed Russia's actions are unacceptable & there must be significant costs if they don't change course.
— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) March 2, 2014
Updated at 11.12pm GMT
10.30pm GMT
They are unconfirmed, but there have been reports of explosions in the Crimean capital, Simferopol, where Russian troops have surrounded a Ukrainian army base.
The US has signalled that it could give as much financial support as Ukraine needs to get the country’s economy back on track.
US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, who has urged Kiev to seek assistance from the International Monetary Fund, said Washington could lend a hand either through bilateral programs or larger international institutions.
Lew told a conference that the The United States is prepared to work with its bilateral and multilateral partners to provide as much support as Ukraine needs.
10.25pm GMT
Members of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s human rights council have urged him not to invade Ukraine, saying threats faced by Russians there were far from severe enough to warrant sending in troops.
A statement signed by 27 members of the advisory body reflected deep concern among Russian liberals, according to a Reuters report.
While the Kremlin says that Russian citizens are under threat from militant supporters of the new government in Kiev, members of the Presidential Council on the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights argues that those concerns are overblown.
The council, which consists of public figures from NGOs, the media and arts, academia and busines stated:
True, there are known cases of lawlessness and violence carried out by representatives of various political forces.
But the use of external military force, linked with the violation of the sovereignty of a neighbouring state and contradicting Russia’s international obligations, is completely inappropriate to the scale of the violations, in our opinion.
10.11pm GMT
US official: 6,000 Russian troops in Crimea
A senior US official has said that Russian forces “now have complete operational control of the Crimean Peninsula.”
The Guardian’s Jon Swaine reports that the official estimated that 6,000 Russian forces “with considerable materiel” were in the region and were flying in reinforcements.
11.11pm GMT
Inside a besieged Crimean marine base
The Guardian’s Shaun Walker has been given exclusive access to the inside of a Ukrainian marine base in Feodosia, Crimea, which has been surrounded by Russian troops.
Shaun describes how confusion has descended at times:
Inside the base at Feodosia, word came that the order had come from Kiev that all marines should give up their weapons voluntarily to the Russians.
One of the marines then read on Facebook that the news was apparently fake, and rushed off to inform his superiors who were in negotiations with Russians.
Many of the marines were on the phone to friends at other bases, asking whether they had been forced to give up their weapons.
The Ukrainian marine base at Feodosia, Crimea, which has been surrounded by Russian troops. Photograph: IBL/REX
Those inside the base have been asked “firmly but politely” by the Russians to give up their weapons. Shaun asked one marine what would happen if the Russians came with orders rather than requests. He was told:
I am Russian myself, I was born there but we are professional soldiers and we have given an oath of duty. We will not give up this place without a fight.
Updated at 11.42pm GMT
10.39pm GMT
I spoke to @BarackObama tonight. We agreed Russia's actions are unacceptable & there must be significant costs if they don't change course.
— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) March 2, 2014
Updated at 11.12pm GMT
10.30pm GMT
They are unconfirmed, but there have been reports of explosions in the Crimean capital, Simferopol, where Russian troops have surrounded a Ukrainian army base.
Explosions heard in Simferopol and reports that #Russiaforces storming arms depot in Belbek, #Crimea. #Ukrainecrisis escalating further.
— Maxim Tucker (@MaxRTucker) March 2, 2014
However...— Maxim Tucker (@MaxRTucker) March 2, 2014
journos in #Simferopol don't confirm information about explosions,say all quiet around city center.
— Kateryna_Kruk (@Kateryna_Kruk) March 2, 2014
10.27pm GMT— Kateryna_Kruk (@Kateryna_Kruk) March 2, 2014
The US has signalled that it could give as much financial support as Ukraine needs to get the country’s economy back on track.
US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, who has urged Kiev to seek assistance from the International Monetary Fund, said Washington could lend a hand either through bilateral programs or larger international institutions.
Lew told a conference that the The United States is prepared to work with its bilateral and multilateral partners to provide as much support as Ukraine needs.
10.25pm GMT
Members of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s human rights council have urged him not to invade Ukraine, saying threats faced by Russians there were far from severe enough to warrant sending in troops.
A statement signed by 27 members of the advisory body reflected deep concern among Russian liberals, according to a Reuters report.
While the Kremlin says that Russian citizens are under threat from militant supporters of the new government in Kiev, members of the Presidential Council on the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights argues that those concerns are overblown.
The council, which consists of public figures from NGOs, the media and arts, academia and busines stated:
True, there are known cases of lawlessness and violence carried out by representatives of various political forces.
But the use of external military force, linked with the violation of the sovereignty of a neighbouring state and contradicting Russia’s international obligations, is completely inappropriate to the scale of the violations, in our opinion.
10.11pm GMT
US official: 6,000 Russian troops in Crimea
A senior US official has said that Russian forces “now have complete operational control of the Crimean Peninsula.”
The Guardian’s Jon Swaine reports that the official estimated that 6,000 Russian forces “with considerable materiel” were in the region and were flying in reinforcements.
The officials told a conference call with reporters that there had also been “occasional ethnic skirmishes in parts of the east” of Ukraine, and that there was particular concern about the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, where “efforts to stir up ethnic Russians” against Kiev had been detected.
“We are concerned as we watch this situation that the Russians have badly miscalculated,” one senior official said. “There is a very fierce and proud tradition in Ukraine of defending their sovereignty and territorial integrity.
“So far Ukraine has showed, and Ukrainians individually have showed, marked restraint ... but the longer this situation goes on, the more delicate it becomes”.
Officials said Kerry would travel to Kiev on Tuesday to meet the interim Ukrainian government and discuss American support.
Plans for a trip to Moscow by the US trade representative and a visit by Russian officials on energy cooperation have both been cancelled.
Russian soldiers from the Marine Infantry on guard near the Russian landing ship 'Orsk' (in the background) at the Crimean port of Sevastopol. Photograph: MAXIM SHIPENKOV/EPA
“We are concerned as we watch this situation that the Russians have badly miscalculated,” one senior official said. “There is a very fierce and proud tradition in Ukraine of defending their sovereignty and territorial integrity.
“So far Ukraine has showed, and Ukrainians individually have showed, marked restraint ... but the longer this situation goes on, the more delicate it becomes”.
Officials said Kerry would travel to Kiev on Tuesday to meet the interim Ukrainian government and discuss American support.
Plans for a trip to Moscow by the US trade representative and a visit by Russian officials on energy cooperation have both been cancelled.
Russian soldiers from the Marine Infantry on guard near the Russian landing ship 'Orsk' (in the background) at the Crimean port of Sevastopol. Photograph: MAXIM SHIPENKOV/EPA